Boppin' the Blues — Carl Perkins
Chords and lyrics for Boppin' the Blues by Carl Perkins (key of A).
Verse 1
Boppin' The Blues: Carl Perkins.
Recorded at Sun Records in 1956.
Chorus
[A]Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' [A7]round.
[D]All them cats are boppin' the blues,
it [A]must be goin' round.
[E]I love you, baby, I must be rhythm [A]bound.[E]
Verse 1
[A]Well, the doctor told me, Carl, you don't need no pills.
Yeah, that [D]doctor told me, boy, you don't need no [A]pills.
Just a [E]handful of nickels and a jukebox will cure your [A][E]ills.
Chorus
[A]Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' [A7]round.
[D]All them cats are boppin' the blues,
it [A]must be goin' round.
[E]I love you, baby, I must be rhythm [A]bound.[E]
Verse 2
[A]Well, the old cat bug, bit me, man, I don't feel no [A7]pain.
Yeah, that [D]jitterbug caught me, man, I don't feel no [A]pain.
I [E]still love you baby, but I'll never be the [A]same.[E]
Chorus
[A]Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' [A7]round.
[D]All them friends are boppin' the blues,
it [A]must be goin' round.
[E]I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm [A][E]bound.
Break
[A] [A7] [A] [A7] [A] [A7] [D] [A] [E] [D] [A] [E]
Chorus
[A]Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' [A7]round.
[D]All them cats are boppin' the blues,
it [A]must be goin' round.
[E]I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm [A][E]bound.
Verse 3
[A]Well, grandpa done got rhythm, and he threw his crutches [A7]down.
Oh, the [D]old boy done got rhythm and blues and he threw
[A]them crutches down.
[E]Grandma, he ain't triflin', well the old boy's rhythm [A]bound.
Chorus
[A]Well, all my friends are boppin' the blues,
it must be goin' [A7]round.
[D]All them cats are boppin' the blues,
it [A]must be goin' round.
[E]I love you, baby, but I must be rhythm [A][E]bound.
Outro
A [A]rock bop, rhythm and blues...A [A7]rock bop, rhythm and blues.
A [D]rock rock, rhythm and blues...A [A]rock rock, rhythm and blues.
[E]Rhythm and blues, it [D]must be goin' [A]round. (Fade.)
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